Honor Flight Kern County
WE ARE ALSO ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR UPCOMING FLIGHTS!
See you soon. Stay safe and healthy.
Please reach out to us if you need anything!
– Lili – Director HFKC
Photos are available for FREE downloads on SmugMug
Upcoming Events
October 1-3
October 3rd
Bring your kids, your grandkids, your posters and your LOUD cheers!
Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:00 pm (to allow for parking), arrival for 7:00 pm
May 7, 1975
Applications are reviewed in the order received starting with WWII veterans, Korean, Cold War & Vietnam.
Download and submit your applications found here:
Applications
Activities & Fundraisers
October 10th @ 8am – 3pm
– Kern County Veterans Stand Down
Event by Honor Flight Kern County
Stramler Park Bakersfield, Ca 93308
Duration: 7 hr
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook
Resources for all veterans.
Also, Cal Veterans Assistance Foundation now providing help with Veterans Court starting Aug 1, 2024.
Please pass this flyer onto your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors.
The event is free for any military veteran with a disability rating.
Breakfasts
Bakersfield Veteran Breakfast
> First Thursday each month – 9am <
Bakersfield Elks Lodge #266 1616 30th St. (at H St.)
Seating is available for 240 HF veterans.
Veteran meals are FREE, all other plates $8.
Veterans, please wear your BLUE HF shirts and name badges.
Tables are limited for Senior Living buses, please PM us your RSVP!
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
VFW Hall, 2811 Nugget Ave. Gary Zuber (760) 379-2109 [2nd Thursdays]
Historic USO Building, 230 W. Ridgecrest Blvd. John Abbott (619) 808-2223 [3rd Thursdays]
Sat September 28 Breakfast – Tehachapi Monthly Breakfast**
Christian Life AOG, 920 W. Valley Blvd. Veterans FREE, guests $5. Rick Zanutto (661) 331-7560 [last Sat]
News Article:
Multiple donations at Thursday’s Honor Flight breakfast will help finance more veteran flights
It was a capacity crowd at the monthly Honor Flight Kern County breakfast Thursday morning at the Elks Lodge in downtown Bakersfield.
A big crowd showed up for what the organization’s founder Lili Marsh called “a big day” for Honor Flight….
Read the complete article here.
What do Honor Flight Kern County
Veterans say?
From a Vietnam War Veteran:
“Words are inadequate to describe the raw emotions I felt nearly every waking moment while participating in the 26th Kern County Honor Flight…”
From a World War ll Veteran:
“I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for flying me to the greatest trip of my life to Washington D.C. When I came back I thought after the way I was treated that I had personally won the war…“
From a World War ll Veteran:
“Thank you for all you do for us Honor Flight guys. It’s MUCH appreciated! I can’t remember a trip that impressive, particularly when I was selected to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier… what an honor! “
Donate to
Honor Flight Kern County.
Many thanks to all those who have donated!
Your donations send our vets to see their memorials in Washington DC at no cost to them.
You can donate to Honor Flight Kern County at any time by clicking the DONATE button below.